Standards Glossary

Abbreviation

Description

TC

Technical Committee

TC68

Technical Committee for Financial Services

CEN

European Committee for Standardisation

CEN TC 224

Personal identification, electronic signature and cards and their related systems and operations

ISO

Standards International Organisation

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

JTC 1

Information and Communication Technologies

SC

Sub-Committee

SC17

Sub-committee under JTC1 responsible for “Cards and personal identification”

IST/17

Cards and personal identification (BSI Shadow group for SC17)

IST/12

Financial Services (BSI Shadow group for TC68)

IIN

International Identification Number

RID

Registered Identification

IBAN

International Bank Account Number

CENELEC

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

EC

European Commission

EMV

Europay, MasterCard, Visa

EPC

European Payments Council

ESOs

European Standards Bodies

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

NFC

Near Field Communication

SEPA

Single Euro Payments Area

UN

United Nations

UN/CEFACT

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

UN/EDIFACT

Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport